Sunflower Restaurant in Cleveland receives a 67% on their recent health inspection

Sunflower Restaurant, located at 868 S Main St Ste 12 in Cleveland, received a score of 67 points out of a possible 100 points during their 03/11/2025 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The violations noted by the inspector were:

Violation #1:
3-1A – food obtained from approved source
511-6-1.04(3)(c) – eggs(p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: OBSERVED THAT SEVERAL CARTONS OF EGGS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WERE NON-COMMERCIALLY OBTAINED EGGS, WITH CHICKEN DEBRIS ON THE SHELLS. PIC INFORMED INSPECTOR THAT THE EGGS WERE BROUGHT FROM HIS CHICKEN FARM AT HOME. PIC INFORMED BY INPSPECTOR THAT ONLY COMMERICALLY OBTAINED EGGS COULD BE USED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THAT THE EGGS WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT.

Violation #2:
4-1A – food separated and protected
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: OBSERVED SEPERATE INCIDENTS OF CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED THAT RAW GREEN BEANS WERE BEING STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE CARBOARD BOXES THAT RAW CHICKEN IS DELIVERED IN. CARDBOARD CANNOT BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED, AND AS SUCH, THE CARDBOARD USED IN RAW CHICKEN DELIVERY CANNOT BE RE-USED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. A NEW, CLEANABLE CONTAINER MUST BE USED FOR STORAGE. PIC HAD STAFF DISCARD GREEN BEANS. OBSERVED STAFF USING TONGS TO MOVE RAW CHICKEN FROM THE PREP COOLER TO THE COOK SURFACE, THEN USE THE SAME TONGS TO MOVE A SERVING OF UNCOOKED LO MAIN NOODLES. PIC EDUCATED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION PREVENTION.

Violation #3:
6-1D – time as a public health control: procedures and records
511-6-1.04(6)(i) – time as a public health control (tphc) (p, pf, c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: OBSERVED BASINS OF FRIED CHICKEN KEPT USING TIME AS A SAFETY CONTROL WITH NO RECORD OF THE TIME IT WAS PLACED. ALL FOODS FOR WHICH TIME IS USED AS A SAFETY CONTROL INSTEAD OF TEMPERATURE MUST HAVE WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND RECORDS TO ENSURE SAFE CONDUCT. PIC EDUCATED ON KEEPING TIME RECORDS.

Violation #4:
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
511-6-1.04(6)(g) – ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: OBSERVED SOME FOOD CONTAINERS ON THE PREP LINE AND IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WHICH DID NOT HAVE DATE LABELS. ALL FOODS WHICH ARE PREPED AND PUT IN A NEW CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED INDICATING THE DATE OF PREPARATION AND THE DATE OF DISCARD. PIC EDUCATED ON IMPORTANCE OF DATE MARKING.

Violation #5:
14D – gloves used properly
511-6-1.04(4)(n)2,3,4 – gloves, use limitations, slash resistant gloves & cloth gloves (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: OBSERVED STAFF USING GLOVES INCORRECTLY. OBSERVED STAFF USING GLOVES HANDLING SEVERAL TASKS WITH THE SAME PAIR OF GLOVES, WASHING GLOVED HANDS IN THE HAND SINK IN BETWEEN TASKS. GLOVES MUST BE USED FOR ONLY ONE TASK, REMOVED, HANDS WASHED, NEW GLOVES PUT ON. PIC INFORMED, STAFF CORRECTED ERROR BY CHANGING GLOVES AND WASHING HANDS.

Violation #6:
17C – physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) – good repair, physical facilities maintained; cleaning, frequency & restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: OBSERVED SEVERAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WHICH WERE OBSERVED TO HAVE BUILDUP OF GRIME AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING BACKSPLASHES OF PREP TABLES. ALL SURFACES MUST BE CLEANED OFTEN ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY BUILDUP OF GRIME AND DEBRIS. PIC INFORMED OF IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR CLEANING.

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